Br. Karlsen is a seafood company
headquartered on Husøy in Senja.
Since we began with whitefish in 1932, we have grown into a fully integrated aquaculture and wild-caught seafood company. Today, we are 250 dedicated employees working every day to deliver the highest quality salmon and wild-caught seafood.
We offer a wide range of seafood products, including salmon, Greenland halibut, cod, haddock, saithe and much more. Specializing in salmon products, we are proud to be Norway’s first producer of organic salmon.
We work closely with a modern and active fleet, as well as skilled fish farmers to ensure a steady supply of raw materials. We handle all sales and exports ourselves. All this contributes to ensure high quality throughout the entire value chain.
We offer a wide range of seafood products, including salmon, Greenland halibut, cod, haddock, saithe and many more. Specializing in salmon products, we are proud to be Norway’s first producer of organic salmon, in both fillets and portions.
We work closely with a modern and active fleet, as well as skilled fish farmers, to ensure that our products always maintain the highest quality. We are proud that our package number T 308 has established itself as a synonym for quality, both in our aquaculture and wild-caught fish departments.
Our locations
Husøy
9389 Husøy in Senja
Headquarter, processing factory and administration
Flakstadvåg
9393 Flakstadvåg
Head office fish farm and harvesting plant
Bergsbotn
9385 Skaland
Smolt facility
Sørfjorden
9311 Brøstadbotn
Smolt facility
Rødsand
9392 Stonglandseidet
Land base
Frovåg
9392 Stonglandseidet
Feed center and land base
Finnsnes
Kunnskapsparken, 9300 Finnsnes
Laser center
Tromsø
Kystens hus, 9008 Tromsø
Sales office
Our history
1932
Origins
Established by the brothers Hilbert and Aksel Karlsen. Wet salted / dried / fresh fish
1960
Development and re-organization
Fillet production since 1960. Modernized in 2000.
1970
New business
Purchase of Husøy Fiskerforretning.
Hermann Karlsen becomes co-owner.
1990
Innovation
Fryfarm Akvafarm AS
Flakstadvåg Laks AS
1997
Coastal fleet
First ownership of the coastal fleet.
2001
Organic salmon
Br. Karlsen becomes Norway’s first producer of organic salmon.
2006
Salmon license
2 salmon licenses purchased.
2007
Export
Br. Karlsen Sales AS, our own export company, is established.
2010
Succession
Roar Karlsen steps down from his day-to-day role, and his daughter, Rita Karlsen, assumes the position of CEO.
2014-2017
Modernization
Construction of a new 4,300 square meter production facility for salmon processing and salted fish production started in Husøy in 2014. These were completed in May 2017, coinciding with the group’s 85th anniversary.
2021
Upscale
Increased smolt production from 5 million individuals to 7.5 million.
2023
Brand
New common brand for the group Br.Karlsen
2024
Further upscaling
Increased processing capasity on Husøy
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Visiting address
Husøy i Senja
9389 Senja
Norway
Switchboard
(+47) 77 85 13 00
sales@brkarlsen.no
mail@brkarlsen.no